Human Rights Commission Meeting Date: April 24, 2024
To: Human Rights Commission
From: Claudia Garcia, Staff Liaison
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Staff Report.
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Action Requested:
None.
Summary Report:
The following are some updates on activities to share with the Human Rights Commission
* Updates:
o MN Department of Human Rights- Enforcing civil rights since 1967.
* Beginning January 1, employers should rely on a job applicant's skills and qualifications to set pay- not their past or current pay.
* Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Highlights Housing Stability Act
* The Housing Stability Act clarifies the state's civil rights law to ensure that landlords cannot refuse to rent to or otherwise discriminate against someone because they receive and use rental assistance to pay their rent.
* Minnesota Thrives When Workplaces are Inclusive for Pregnant Employees
* In the past couple of months, we announced two pregnancy discrimination settlement agreements. In both, employers fired employees for being pregnant, which violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
* Minnesota Department of Human Rights, City of Minneapolis Select Team to Monitor the State Court Enforceable Agreement
* Effective Law Enforcement for All will support and hold the City and Minneapolis Police Department accountable to address race-based policing by strengthening public safety
* The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) and the City of Minneapolis (City) announced that Effective Law Enforcement for All was selected as the monitoring team for the state court enforceable agreement, which requires transformational changes to address race-based policing.
* Minnesota Department of Human Rights Sues Printing Company for Failing to Stop a Supervisor from Repeatedly Sexually Harassing and Assaulting Two Employees
* Sheridan promoted a supervisor despite knowing that the supervisor sexually harassed and assaulted an employee
* "Sheridan knew a supervisor was sexually harassing and assaulting its employees and, ...
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